Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Calling it a vital national security issue, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard (a retired Marine officer and Gulf War veteran) signed Executive Order #6, 2012 making Indianapolis the first city in the nation to require the purchase of either electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles for the city’s non-police fleet, and the use of CNG in heavy-duty vehicles.

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Green Fleet Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The new trucks, bodies, vans, conversions, upfits, and equipment on display in Indianapolis will be soon ready for work, or have already found their way into fleet use.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2018

=Alliance AutoGas (AAG) has successfully engineered Propane Port Fuel Direct Injection (P-PFDI) conversion systems for the 2018 Ford F-150 in two engine choices: 3.3 We plan to be prepared for the advancement in OEM technology with the complementary propane autogas conversion technology. Liter V6 and 5.0 —Stephen Holland.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

XL Hybrids will display three fleet-ready, electrified pickup truck solutions at NTEA’s Work Truck Show next week in Indianapolis. Fleets can enjoy an up to 25% increase in miles per gallon—and accompanying reductions in CO 2 emissions—on trucks used for rugged towing, hauling capacity, and utility applications.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

XL unveiled its plug-in hybrid electric Ford Super Duty F-250 pickup truck ( earlier post ) at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 3 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), signed a non-exclusive installation partnership and distribution agreement with Leggett & Platt Commercial Vehicle Products (CVP), one of the top commercial vehicle upfitters. XL Hybrids hybrid drive unit in place.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Corporate/city/state fleets commit to buy a certain number of plug-ins (RFPs for major purchases or conversions).

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